CVE-2025-43247
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
- Record
CVE-2025-43247- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-23076
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
- Record
EUVD-2025-23076- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7jg-879m-v859
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
- Record
GHSA-c7jg-879m-v859- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
- Record
CVE-2025-43247- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43247 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published July 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.